SC-300 Practice Question 3458
Exam: SC-300
Domain: Plan and implement workload identities
Difficulty: medium
What is the fundamental architectural difference between an Application Registration and an Enterprise Application (Service Principal) in Microsoft Entra ID?
Answer Options
A
App Registration is the global blueprint; Service Principal is local tenant instance
B
App Registrations are for users; Service Principals are for devices only
C
There is no difference between App Registrations and Service Principals
D
Service Principals are only used in on-premises Active Directory
Correct Answer
A: App Registration is the global blueprint; Service Principal is local tenant instance
Explanation
An App Registration is the global blueprint and definition of an application across all tenants; an Enterprise Application (Service Principal) is the local instance of that app inside a specific tenant.